The Upstart

Highlights of MIPA Day 3: volleyball, visit to the county fair

July 30, 2019 at the MIPA summer journalism workshop featured Round 2 of the annual volleyball tournament as well as an evening photo trip to the Ingham County Fair in […]

Administrators prepare for upcoming MIPA events

Planning for the upcoming volleyball tournament, the Tuesday-night issues panel and the variety show are just a few of the many tasks MIPA coordinators are working on during the summer […]

Storify: MIPA Volleyball battle on-going

By Arianna Smith     [View the story “MIPA Volleyball Battle On-going” on Storify]

Photos for MIPA 2016 Summer Camp

Students this week will be and have already experienced classes, speakers, sports and games this week. With a photographer in every corner, there is an opportunity to be photographed at […]

MIPA Cup: a breakdown of how to win it

Five summers ago, MIPA coordinators awarded the first MIPA Cup. Since then, classes have spent their week at MIPA competing to bring honor and glory to themselves, their classes and […]

Volleyball highlights MIPA-Palooza workshop

MIPA workshop participants played volleyball to try to win points for their respective classes during 2014’s MIPA-Palooza. IKE LEA / PHOTOS

Behind the Scenes at MIPA-Palooza

The MIPA camp is one of the most fun, unique, and educational camps I’ve ever been to. Everything is planned out and organized so well, you can’t help but think, […]

Competition for MIPA Cup title continues

The MIPA Cup Tournament has seen setbacks due to the weather. The competition adds up points for each class, or “team,” for participating in activities throughout the week. Each student […]

First round of MIPA volleyball tournament gets rained out

Rain canceled the first round of the popular MIPA workshop volleyball tournament, which was scheduled to begin on Aug. 4 prior to the students’ dinner hour. Students who participate in […]